Chapter 63: Instigation

Nan Xun looked at the letter with a hand supporting his chin. It did seem like this was written by Jun Huang. She was used to being aloof and quiet. Sometimes she could be slavishly concise in writing her letters. Even one unnecessary word was one word too many.

Night fell. Nan Xun rushed to Jun Huang’s building. He noticed that there weren’t a lot of guards in Prince Chen Manor today. It was odd. Usually there were quite a lot of patrols. He had a bad feeling about this, but he didn’t stop or slow down.

Once he reached the side building, he noticed that there was someone behind the fake mountain. He frowned. Jun Huang was waiting for him when he arrived at the door, however.Qi Chen had people pick up Consort Zhen from the palace and bring her to the manor. Jun Huang watched them enter from the hallway.

Consort Zhen left the main hall and came to the garden to appreciate the flowers. Jun Huang sauntered up to her.

Consort Zhen had never liked Jun Huang. She gave her a cold look and asked, “What do you want?”

Jun Huang bowed slightly in greeting and looked at the lotuses in the pond. “Has the consort thought about gaining the throne for the prince?”

“Ha! Chen’er is now the crown prince,” the consort said mockingly. “It’s only a matter of time that he becomes the emperor. Why would I want to do anything?”

Jun Huang fell silent. There were a few dragonflies skimming the surface of the pond, making ripples after ripples.